Jyväskylä Debate Society

Society

Who are we?

Jyväskylä Debate Society is an informal society that was established in January 2014. The society’s purpose is to promote argumentation, public speaking and critical thinking skills in the Jyväskylä region.

Our goals are:

to give people a chance to learn and practice debating in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere

to teach useful skills such as critical thinking and argumentation

to promote debate culture at the University of Jyväskylä

to work together with local high schools in order to introduce debating to high schools

to work together with other debate societies in Finland to create a vibrant Finnish debate community

In addition to these, in the future we also aim to:

arrange workshops and events with other debate societies outside Finland